Development Assistant (Residential)

• Join the Bristol residential development team
• Accelerate you career by joining the UK's leading regeneration business

About Our Client

Our client is a leading property investment and development organisation that operates across the full spectrum of the property industry from a network of regional offices, a residential business and through joint ventures with public sector and industry leading partners.

They have an extraordinary history and a strong track record of delivery, possessing a reputation for looking at things differently, challenging norms and creating opportunities where none existed before.

Our client are proud of what has been achieved. Their experience and expertise, built up over 30 years, gives them an unmatched ability to bring complex, strategic sites forward, to create value and bring about opportunities for growth, investment and momentum. As such they have an exceptional pipeline of current and planned projects. Our client's GBP1.7bn national portfolio of over 100 projects includes; the regeneration of New Covent Garden Market, London; the transformation of Longbridge, Birmingham and the on-going regeneration of over 2,500 acres of former industrial land in South Wales which includes the delivery of the first phase of Swansea University's GBP450m Bay Campus.

Looking to the future, and led by a recently formed executive team, Our client want to ensure they are of their time and appropriate for the future. The business is embarking on an exciting phase with ambitious growth plans and therefore seek to appoint talented individuals who can embrace and contribute to the new purpose; 'Changing Places. Creating Better Futures', and demonstrate their core values. One of the exciting appointments in the new structure is for a Development Assistant (Residential) who will play a pivotal role in the future success of the region.

Job Description

As Development Assistant, you will be part of the residential land development team responsible for driving activity across the region. This will involve supporting the process of progressing sites through the development process from site acquisition through to completed development to reflect agreed strategies, taking responsibility for the preparation of appraisals, bid documents, and disposals alongside other regular business activities. Complex tasks such as supporting valuations, helping to manage the budget and balancing cash flow are also within the remit of this role.

You will be expected to deliver the high standards that our client strives to achieve and will work collaboratively across the region with a range of functional teams. For example, working alongside Planning to obtain planning permission; liaising with Construction and supporting colleagues in Asset Management.

The Successful Applicant

Requirements for the role include:

• An ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with internal & external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes
• An ability to act on your own initiative to provide solutions to problems
• Experience gained in a Residential Land sector preferably with a developer or agent
• A relevant professional qualification

What's on Offer

c. GBP40,000 Salary, car allowance, bonus and benefits

Please note that any 3rd party CV's or applications will be forwarded directly to Michael Page

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